[Sport] Dembélé - Mbappé: 'les enfants terribles' of the Champions League

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Young, talented and friends. So are Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. The two French players have had a close relationship for a long time, since their years in the lower categories of the French national team. At Didier Deschamps rallies it is common to see them always together, talking, laughing, enjoying the ball. But their relationship goes beyond the pitch. The two brothers, as they consider themselves, will see each other again tomorrow. In Barcelona, as rivals. Both will be two of the protagonists of the Champions League crossing.

Mbappé and Dembélé admire each other, appreciate each other and have created a close bond that goes beyond football appointments. 2018 world champions with les bleus, their relationship is more than professional. It is friendship. It is common for them to share vacations and parties, some at the end of the year, and ask for advice, personal and work. They are two young people whose passion for football brought them together and who have generated bonds of friendship. They just celebrate their successes and share the setbacks of their careers, especially prominent in those of the culé as a result of injuries.

Thus, for example, just a year ago, Mbappé publicly expressed his regret for the rupture of the proximal tendon of the biceps femoris in the right thigh suffered by Barça. He dedicated a few heartfelt words to him: "Brother, I know that for you it rains in the wet and that it becomes unbearable, but you have to stay strong despite everything. It is easier said than done, but I will always be by your side to support you and I know you will come back to dazzle us, "he wrote on his personal Twitter account. A few months earlier, the PSG attacker defined his teammate and friend as the best young player in the world.

Far from competing for a place in the lead of France, they help each other. Mbbapé has managed to evolve before Dembélé, who injuries have prevented him from growing at Barça as the former Monaco has done at PSG. The one from Paris is today one of the most prominent players on the world scene, even sought after by Real Madrid, and he is one of the stars of Pochettino's great team. Neymar's absence due to injury tomorrow at the Camp Nou still gives him even more prominence if possible. Much of the eyes will be on him. Many consider him the clearest candidate to be the heir to the throne that Messi occupies.

The azulgrana, for his part, has managed this course to have some continuity. Injuries are giving him a truce in recent weeks and he has already participated in 26 games. His balance is six goals and five assists between all tournaments. This past weekend, in the LaLiga match against Alavés, he played his 100th game with the Barça shirt.

Both French players are destined to overshadow much of European football today and tomorrow.